Shaft-tug



UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

PHINEAS BISWICK, OF TEGUMSEI-I, MICHIGAN.

SHAFT-TUG.

SPECIFICA-MoN forming part of Letters YPatent No. 297,727, dated April29, 1884.

Application filed February 23, 1884. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, PHINEAS B. SWICK, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Te arrangement of the same, aswill be hereinaf ter more fully explained, and particularly pointed outin the appended claim.

The annexed drawings, to which reference is made, fully illustrate myinvention, in

which Figure 1 represents avertical sectional view of my shaft-tug. Fig.2 is a face View of the same, and Fig. 3 is a face view of the tugunlooped. 1

Referring by letter to the accompanying drawings, A designates the tug,which consists of a single strap, the upper portion, a, of which isbroad and the lower portion narrow, as shown at b. The upper portion,a', is provided with a buckle, c, that connects with the strap of aharness-saddle, and the strap b buckles to the shaft-girth oftheharness. The broad portion a is provided with a transverse s slot, d,and below which and on the outer face of the tugstrap is secured byrivets a metal plate, B, at each end of which are formedloops e on theends of themetal plate aforesaid, thus forming a tug lor a loop, f,through which the shaft ofthe vehicle is passed and supported.

It will thus loe observed from the above de-k scription that the tighterthe girth is drawn the more firmly will the tug secure itself' to theshaft, thus holding it securely, and should the breeching break", thevehicle could not run on 'the animal, and if a trace should break, orlikewise a single-tree, the animal could not become disengaged` from theshafts, and the metal plate, with its end loop, serves to prevent'theshafts or thills from vertical movement, as would be the case otherwise;and a shaft-tug constructed as herein shown and described is durable,neat in` appearance, easily operated, and at the Sametime cheap tomanufacture.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, 1s-

The improved shaft-tug herein described, consisting of the single strapA, having the broad loop portion a, narrow strap portion b,

, thc transverse slot d, and the buckle c, and provided with the plateB, secured on the outer face of the loop portion, having end loops, e e,to receive the strap b after the latter is passed through the slot d informing the shaftloop f, thewhole constructed and arranged as shown,described, and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

PHINEAS B. ,SWICIL lWitnesses:

J AMEs D. SHoLEs, GHARLEs BURRIDGE.

